Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-06
BOSTON PREACHER.
Rev. Robert G. Seymour, ID. D.. Preach es at Calvary Baptist Church on ssTh Believer a MOdel,,,

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 Rev. Robert G. Seymour. D. D., pastor of the Ruggles street Baptist church in Boston, Mass, preached at the Calvary Baptist church yesterday to very large congregations. Dr.. Seymour has been pastor of the Ruggles street church for eighteen years. There was much interest to hear him he being fine speaker and popular pastor. He started in when the church had but twenty members, and he did such good work for his church and was so popular that he has continued with the progress of the church ever since His sermons for the most part are practical and taking. He has been to the Baptist con- ference just ended in Minneapolis, Minn., and he consented to stop in this city yester- day and preach at the Calvary Baptist church.
 After the morning service the sacrament of the Lords supper was administered. None were added to the church. The right hand of fellowship was extended to one.
 The subject of the morning sermon was, 'sThe Believer Model" It was sermon of extraordinary merit and thought The text that in the last letter from his prison house Paul said to Timothy, who was then aged about twenty, and young minister, "Let no man despise thy youth" He was an ecclesiastical officer upon whom rested grave responsibilities and older men were to be guided and sometimes rebuked by him. That is why Paul says let no man despise thy youth. Some youths are to be despised. But he tells him how his youth may not be despised; and this by be- ing an example of the believers in word, in conversation, in love, in faith, Ill purity. Live like that and men will not despise you. It is not an atrocious crime to be young man, though it is a crime to be bad one. sympathize with Watts when he says: 'I love the soul that dares tread the tempta tions of his years beneath his youthful feet" Men are despised because they are character less. A man who has success must have the moral fibre which brings it. The word to Timothy is word to all.
 We are to be models. "Be thou an ex- ample of the believers" The speaker finely illustrated the growth and moulding of symmetrical Christian character, one which Eliminates in moral darkness and stands a beacon light. Into the mould of Christs life our lives are plastically run until we are confermed to his life, and then we stand out in fixedness of character to impress him upon all with whom come in contact. What high honor and what grave responsi- bility! Did it ever occur to you to say that to yourself? 'tSinee I am a Christian, I stand among men as representative of Jesus Christ" Every man who is follower of Jesus Christ should stand forth among men as an embodiment of Christ's kingdom, an expression of it's spirit, an ex- ponent of it's ideas, an interpreter of it's force, so that everyone can understand it as translated into life. An example, a model of the believers; that is what the world wants to-day to bring it to acknowledge the son of God, to see his kingdom in men, The speaker said most men and women carry in mind someone who is their ideal Christian. He further lucidly and finely delineated, in accordance with the text, the perfection which Christians should seek in behavior, in love, faith and purity.
 In the evening another very large audi ence heard him preach another able sermon his subject being Burdens of Life" His text was from Galatians, vi, 2, D.